Woodward (WWD) Return on Capital Employed (2010 - 2026)
Woodward (WWD) reported Return on Capital Employed of 16.67% for Q1 2026, up 430.0% year-over-year from 3.15% in Q1 2025, and up 11.95% on a QoQ basis from 14.9% in Q4 2025.
Woodward (WWD) has 17 years of Return on Capital Employed data on file, last reported at 16.67% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Return on Capital Employed rose 430.0% year-over-year to 16.67% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 16.67% (up 430.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 13.33%, up 22.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed improved to 16.67% in Q1 2026 per WWD's latest filing, from 14.9% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 16.67% in Q1 2026 and bottomed at 5.65% in Q1 2023.
- The 5-year median for Return on Capital Employed is 11.57% (2024), against an average of 10.13%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Return on Capital Employed soared 592 bps; it then sank 59 bps in 2025.
- Tracing WWD's Return on Capital Employed over 5 years: stood at 6.28% in 2022, then jumped by 53 bps to 9.62% in 2023, then climbed by 28 bps to 12.29% in 2024, then advanced by 21 bps to 14.9% in 2025, then increased by 12 bps to 16.67% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest WWD Return on Capital Employed figures stand at 16.67% (Q1 2026), 14.9% (Q4 2025), and 12.72% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROCE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Electric | 316.77 Bn | 306.03 Bn | 9.11 Bn | -9.24% |
| 2 | Rtx | 238.61 Bn | 233.51 Bn | 9.08 Bn | 8.75% |
| 3 | Boeing | 172.59 Bn | 151.68 Bn | 2.55 Bn | 7.00% |
| 4 | Lockheed Martin | 122.59 Bn | 120.70 Bn | 2.08 Bn | 19.82% |
| 5 | Howmet Aerospace | 102.88 Bn | 100.44 Bn | 854.00 Mn | 23.50% |
| 6 | General Dynamics | 92.64 Bn | 88.99 Bn | 9.09 Bn | 14.01% |
| 7 | Rocket Lab | 82.19 Bn | 80.92 Bn | 76.49 Mn | -10.40% |
| 8 | Northrop Grumman | 78.95 Bn | 76.86 Bn | 3.45 Bn | 6.49% |
| 9 | TransDigm | 70.63 Bn | 66.75 Bn | 1.51 Bn | 19.95% |
| 10 | Woodward | 20.94 Bn | 20.44 Bn | 315.91 Mn | 16.67% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 16.67% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 14.90% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 12.72% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.79% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 12.37% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 12.29% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.52% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.38% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.57% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 9.62% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 7.98% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 6.86% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 5.65% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 6.28% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 6.25% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 6.31% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 6.00% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.27% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 6.64% |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 6.25% |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 5.30% |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 6.34% |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 7.61% |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 8.49% |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 10.79% |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 11.10% |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 10.29% |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 10.29% |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 9.59% |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 8.39% |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 7.61% |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 8.97% |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 10.67% |
| Dec 31, 2017 | 10.87% |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 11.67% |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 11.02% |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 11.01% |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 11.33% |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 10.67% |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 10.25% |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 10.70% |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 10.55% |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 12.14% |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 13.67% |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 14.86% |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 14.87% |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 14.10% |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 14.58% |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 13.73% |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 13.21% |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 14.90% |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 14.64% |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 14.77% |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 15.93% |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 16.45% |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 15.85% |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 17.29% |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 16.61% |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 16.70% |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 16.48% |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 16.01% |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 14.01% |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 14.85% |